Endotracheal tubes: old and new.

Safe Use of Flammable Endotracheal Tubes During Anesthesia for Laryngeal Laser Surgery-Report of 1024 Cases and a Brief Literature Review

Introduction: One of the major concerns in laryngeal laser surgery is the risk of airway fire. The introduction ofwrapped tubes and metal tubes has reduced the fire hazards. However, these tubes are expensive and do not provide convenient access to the surgical field. There are few laboratory studies addressing the resistance of polyvinylchloride tubes against ignition in the given circum...

Evaluation of a new thin-walled endotracheal tube for use in children.

Conventional endotracheal tubes have high intrinsic resistive properties due to their high outer-to-inner diameter ratio. This has significant disadvantages in the treatment of the small neonatal or pediatric patient as work of breathing increases with decreasing internal radius. Diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, including suctioning, may be very difficult in patients with small endotrache...

بررسی عفونت بیمارستانی در NICU بیمارستان طالقانی، سالهای 1380 و 1381

Background : Nosocomial sepsis continues to be a significant cause of mortality in neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). Various interventional policies have been adopted to reduce its incidence. This study was designed to investigate the role of preventive strategies to bring down the incidence of nosocomial sepsis in the NICU. Materials and methods : The NICU was moved to a new location in 200...

Exchange of orotracheal tubes in a patient with difficult airway and hiatus hernia.

To the Editor: A 23-yr-old man (height approximately 155 cm, weight 38 kg) with acute respiratory failure required exchange of endotracheal tubes. He had spastic cerebral palsy at two months of age, had had spastic quadriplegia, mental retardation, severe scoliosis and repeated regurgitation and pneumonia due to hiatus hernia. The head and neck were fixed in a flexed position and the interincis...

Guide Wire J-Tip Technique for Easy Exchange of In Situ Endotracheal Tubes

Pediatric cuffed endotracheal tubes: an evolution of care.

PURPOSE To examine the history of pediatric endotracheal intubation and the issues surrounding the change from uncuffed endotracheal tubes to cuffed endotracheal tubes, including pediatric airway anatomy, endotracheal tube design, complications, and safety concerns. METHOD Review of the literature. CONCLUSIONS Although the use of cuffed endotracheal tubes in infants and children remains a t...